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Despite initial enthusiasm for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB), results of two large trials, ROOBY and CORONARY, did not demonstrate superior outcomes with OPCAB over on-pump CABG. The current trial sought to study the efficacy of OPCAB in higher-risk patients.

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